Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2020-2743 is a confidentiality issue in Oracle VM VirtualBox Core. An already high-privileged user on the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs could compromise VirtualBox and access sensitive data available to it. This is not described as a remote internet attack. Exposure is most likely on workstations, lab systems, CI hosts, or virtualization servers still running outdated VirtualBox builds. Risk increases where privileged shell or administrative access is shared, delegated, or weakly controlled. Treat as a scheduled remediation item, not a crisis response, unless old VirtualBox hosts handle sensitive data or allow broad privileged access. Prioritize shared infrastructure and developer systems with valuable VM data. Mitigation focus: Upgrade VirtualBox to 5.2.36, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, or later supported releases.; Apply relevant Oracle or Linux distribution security updates for VirtualBox packages.; Restrict privileged logon access on systems where VirtualBox runs..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N1.54Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-500/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202101-09CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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